boyutpedia Chapter 65 This time, she didn't return to Anjia Village empty-handed.
Chapter 65 This time, she didn't return to Anjia Village empty-handed.
"You've been too idle lately," Huangfu Qian said expressionlessly, though his words concealed a hint of anger and embarrassment at being seen through.
Huangfu Qian thought that, as Jiang Feng said, he missed Xia Mo, which was why he saw a phantom after Xia Mo arrived at Anjia Village. Little did he know that it was not a phantom, but that Xia Mo had really run past that alleyway at a fast pace.
Jiang Feng took a step back and pleaded, "Master wasn't thinking about Miss Xia, he was thinking about Miss Xia."
Huangfu Qian: "..."
Huangfu Qian glanced at Jiang Feng with an expressionless face.
The atmosphere inside the private room was strangely amusing.
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Anjia Village, nestled in the mountains—
Although Xia Mo could not use her divine sense to explore for the time being, she still managed to avoid everyone and return to the mountains and forests.
Unable to use her divine sense to search for traces of wild game, and not wanting to go home empty-handed, she wandered around the mountains and forests.
With her current speed, even without using divine sense to attack, she can still use her second-level Refinement of Spirit cultivation as an aid to unleash skills more than ten times greater than those of ordinary people.
After wandering around the outer forests without hunting any wild game, Xia Mo looked into the deeper mountainous area and decisively stepped in.
The wolf pack is excited and happy when they see the end of summer.
When the alpha wolf saw Xia Mo, its eyes lit up.
The alpha wolf, carrying a wolf cub born in winter in its mouth, leaped to Xia Mo and placed the one-month-old cub in front of her.
Summer's end, she raised an eyebrow.
The alpha wolf then went and brought back another wolf cub, and then looked expectantly towards Xia Mo.
In the cold winter, there is little wild game in the mountains and many fierce beasts vying for it. For such a small wolf cub to survive, the difficulty is more than doubled!
If the wolf cub can be taken home by Xia Mo, it will definitely survive the winter!
Xia Mo wouldn't even think of taking the wolf cubs for herself; she would simply bring them home in the spring.
Summer's End: "..."
She enlightened the alpha wolf, and as a result, the alpha wolf became incredibly clever.
"We had a similar scene in the village before, where the Zhao family attracted a pack of wolves and they attacked the Zhao family because they took away wolf cubs. If I bring two wolf cubs home now, it will scare the villagers. What do you think they will think?"
As summer drew to a close, it was as if he were conversing with the alpha wolf.
The alpha wolf raised its head, its eyes, which appeared eerily green in the sunlight filtering through the trees, gazing longingly at the end of summer with human-like eyes.
Summer's End: "..."
She likes small animals, but only those that are harmless to her.
Seeing the little animals staring at her so expectantly, she suddenly understood what it must have looked like when she was staring at Xia's father, Xia's mother, Xia's eldest brother, Xia's second brother, and Xia's third brother.
"Considering the cooperative relationship, I agreed," Xia Mo nodded.
Keeping two wolves is also a form of protection for her family.
Xia Mo smiled meaningfully, thinking: When the two wolves are older, whether they will be willing to return to the mountain will no longer be up to the alpha wolf.
This time, she didn't return to Anjia Village empty-handed; instead, she returned with a wolf cub in each arm.
This time, Xia Mo wasn't carrying wild game; she couldn't let the villagers see her, so she avoided crowds.
Anjia Village, Xiajia Village—
Returning home as summer draws to a close in the setting sun.
In the Xia family's courtyard, Xia's mother and the others were busy bringing the smoked meat into the house.
When Xia Sange saw Xia Mo, he put down his work and rushed to Xia Mo with cheerful steps. Then, he saw two wolf cubs whose fur was shiny black and looked as if it had been smeared with oil in the slanting sunlight.
"Little sister!"
Xia Sange let out a low gasp and quickly used his body to block the gaze of those secretly watching him.
Xia Mo carried the wolf cub into the main room.
Hearing Xia's third brother's exclamation, Xia's mother and second brother thought Xia Mo had been injured in the mountains, and worriedly followed him into the house, and then...
The moment Xia's mother and second brother saw the small animal Xia Mo brought back, they both gasped sharply with a "hiss!"
"This...this..."
Xia's mother's lips trembled as if she were fighting, repeating a single word, but after a long while, she couldn't utter a second one.
“I found it in the mountains,” Xia Mo said sincerely, looking at Xia’s mother.
Xia's mother, second brother, and third brother looked at Xia Mo with a mixture of helplessness and doting affection.
They don't believe that kind of thing!
But...she's their younger sister, so they couldn't bear to scold her and instead tried to persuade her.
"Little sister, do you still remember the incident of wolves entering the village a while ago? The Zhao family took away the wolf cubs, and the wolf pack came into the village to retaliate against the Zhao family, killing all of the Zhao family's poultry and scaring the Zhao family to death," Xia Erge reminded softly, afraid that raising his voice would upset Xia Mo.
“I don’t know how to do this,” Xia Mo said confidently.
"Actually, my master couldn't bear to see the little wolf not survive the winter, so he asked me to take it home and raise it temporarily," Xia Mo said without batting an eye, making up an excuse.
When Xia's mother heard that it was Xia Mo's master who told Xia Mo to do this, she still struggled and hesitated, but eventually agreed.
As for whether Xia Mo might be lying to them, Xia's mother and the others never even considered it.
Xia Mo has already demonstrated so many miraculous powers, isn't that enough to convince people?
“Okay, we’ll raise them first, but… we can’t let the villagers know,” Xia’s mother said, still somewhat worried.
"Okay," Xia Mo said, giving her mother and the others a cute, sweet smile as soon as they agreed.
Xia's mother, second brother, and third brother all smiled as if they had drunk honey.
Xia's mother specially prepared a room and said, "Let the little wolf cub live here. By the way, are there any taboos regarding its feeding?"
“Fresh raw meat is fine, cooked meat is also acceptable, but animals are different from us after all, and they prefer raw meat,” Xia Sange said loudly.
Xia's mother stared wide-eyed at the news.
Many families slaughter pigs in winter, so meat prices will drop before the New Year. But it's impossible to buy just one or two pounds a day, right? When the wolf cubs are older, will one or two pounds a day be enough?
As Xia Mo listened to what Xia Sange said, she suddenly realized...
They don't eat much meat at home, but now... they have to feed two wolf cubs with meat!
“No need. Wolves and dogs are the same kind. Wolves can also eat grains. Just add a little meat to their daily diet,” Xia Mo hurriedly added.
“…Okay,” Xia’s mother said, a little worried that there wouldn’t be enough money.
Xia Mo realized that she needed a lot of jade, and even a hundred taels wouldn't be enough, so she simply took it out.
"Where did this money come from?!" Xia's mother exclaimed in surprise.
"Master knew that my family was poor and that we couldn't raise the two wolf cubs properly on our own, so he gave me a hundred taels of silver, saying that fifty taels of it was for the food expenses of the two wolf cubs," Xia Mo said, sounding a little depressed.
Ultimately, it all boils down to the fact that her family is poor, and she is poor!